the knee-jerk reflex
No, those are two different reflexes.
If you drop a pen and quickly try to catch it that would be a proper example of a reflex, which is different from an arc reflex which is what happens when you hit your knee and it jerks.
The patellar reflex is ipsilateral. If the stimulus is applied to left knee cap, the left knee responds. On the other hand, if the right knee were to respond to a left knee stimulus, the response would be considered contralateral.
knee jerk
knee jerk aka patellar reflex is an example of a stretch reflex
knee-jerk reflex
spinal reflex
knee jerk aka patellar reflex is an example of a stretch reflex
the knee-jerk reflex
Reflex
Patellar reflex is an involuntary, deep tendon and myotatic reflex
No, those are two different reflexes.
If you drop a pen and quickly try to catch it that would be a proper example of a reflex, which is different from an arc reflex which is what happens when you hit your knee and it jerks.
The knee-jerk reflex is controlled by the interneurons in the spinal cord.
yes it is
knee jerk reflex